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Monday, November 10, 2008

Black and White Landscape Photography: Crater Trees



These crater trees grow around Kawah Ratu (The Queen Crater) of Mount Tangkuban Parahu about 45 kilometers north of Bandung.

Tangkuban Parahu, which literally means Capsized Boat, is a popular tourist destination in West Java. I'll tell you about the legend behind the name tomorrow as I post another photo of this beautiful crater. If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you may remember that I have previously posted a distant view picture of this mountain here.

I took this photo with my pocket, 3.2 megapixel camera.

This photo is my participation for the Monocrhome Maniacs meme. Click the link to see other particpants' great black and white photographs.
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24 comments:

  1. Photo CacheNovember 11, 2008 at 12:05 AM

    This is superb, really excellent image. One of my most fave so far.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 11, 2008 at 12:27 AM

    That is a very good picture - strong contrast. I like it.

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  3. LoNovember 11, 2008 at 12:57 AM

    this is wonderful photo!!

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  4. robNovember 11, 2008 at 2:11 AM

    Wow! We are really close today! Great shot, of course!

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  5. UnknownNovember 11, 2008 at 2:14 AM

    Beautiful shapes in b&w! Great photo!

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  6. Belgrade Daily PhotoNovember 11, 2008 at 2:44 AM

    This looks great in b&w. Nice shot.
    My blog

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  7. RashaiNovember 11, 2008 at 3:06 AM

    Great shot! when I saw your photo, I thought it was 'Kawah Putih", but I was wrong.

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  8. DarylNovember 11, 2008 at 3:27 AM

    Excellent capture!

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  9. CatherineNovember 11, 2008 at 6:39 AM

    I'm sure this B&W could be the original colors of your picture.
    In South of France, after forest fires, we can see such desolated tree, trying to resist on a lunar landscape.
    Maybe, in fact, your ground, earth is red, or really grey, anyway, your picture excellent.

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  10. VirginiaNovember 11, 2008 at 7:44 AM

    Get outta here!!!!! A P& S with 3.5 Megapixels and you got this fabulous photo????? Oh my, Eki this is one of your best, but there are a lot of those. Wonderful image and the BW or maybe not? is perfect.
    V

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  11. ~Just Me Miranda~November 11, 2008 at 8:39 AM

    Very haunting shot! Looks like that tree has a few stories of its own.

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  12. UnknownNovember 11, 2008 at 8:41 AM

    This is wonderful B&W photo!!!
    Oh ya..you are asking about the Malay Cakes that sold here(Serian).
    To name a few Penyaram,cakoi,pulut manis,seri muka & some I don't even know the name.
    Have a nice day.

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  13. EG CameraGirlNovember 11, 2008 at 8:56 AM

    The tree in the foreground works well with the background. Lots of texture, which is very nice. ;-)

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  14. escapeNovember 11, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    i believe the mountains are really beautiful in indonesia. it was featured last year in one of national geographics issue.

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  15. Ryan AchadiatNovember 11, 2008 at 1:15 PM

    amazing !

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  16. AnonymousNovember 11, 2008 at 6:37 PM

    Great textures. I would also like to see this one in colour.

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  17. nobuNovember 11, 2008 at 9:50 PM

    Beautiful.
    And the background is impressive.

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  18. AnonymousNovember 11, 2008 at 10:32 PM

    Fascinating, you should frame this photo...I'm sure it'll look awesome on the wall.

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  19. Jane Hards PhotographyNovember 12, 2008 at 1:50 AM

    This hightlights everything I have been saying. No point in having a good camera if you can't take photographs.Incredible image.

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  20. Diederick WijmansNovember 12, 2008 at 2:18 AM

    That is so beautiful, Eki!!

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  21. HildaNovember 12, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    Beautiful, Eki!

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  22. JulieNovember 14, 2008 at 7:09 PM

    Great shot, I have been looking through your blog, great photos, thanks for sharing your city with us

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  23. Rambling WoodsNovember 14, 2008 at 11:24 PM

    This looks like a charcoal drawing that my mother did and is hanging in my house. There is something so striking and haunting about the photo

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  24. AnonymousNovember 18, 2008 at 6:50 PM

    What a wonderful picture!

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